Sunday, April 8, 2007

Formula 1 Diary - Malaysian Grand Prix

The second race of the 2007 season kicked off in style. The first corner saw Alonso take the lead and close fight between Hamilton and Massa for about 8 laps till Hamilton established his place in the 2nd position. McLaren's race all the way with a one-two finish which saw Ron Dennis back on the podium for the Constructor's trophy and Alonso and Hamilton take 1 and 2 respectively. The last 10 laps of the race were scary with Kimi Raikkonnen closing in on Hamilton and almost was going to take off the 2nd position.

1 Fernando Alonso Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1h32.14.930

2 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes +17.5 secs

3 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari +18.3 secs

4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +33.7 secs

5 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari +36.7 secs

6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault +65.6 secs

7 Jarno Trulli Toyota +70.1 secs

8 Heikki Kovalainen Renault +72.0 secs

9 Alex Wurz Williams F1 +89.9 secs

10 Mark Webber Williams F1 +93.5 secs

11 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing +1 Lap

12 Jenson Button Honda Racing +1 Lap

13 Takuma Sato Super Aguri +1 Lap

14 Scott Speed Toro Rosso +1 Lap

15 Ralf Schumacher Toyota +1 Lap

16 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri +1 Lap

17 Tonio Luizzi Toro Rosso +1 Lap

18 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +1 Lap